I roll like thunder Go, like dynamite All flesh and bone, I come Old death 'long by my side In from the storm This scornful breath about my tongue O' the thing I done I took my chances Took what chance I got Lord know, my hand is tied This all-bindin', ancient, blood There flood my mind, images Blindin' as the sun O' the thing I done Can't tell my future I can't tell my past It's only eludin' fate That make my journey's task That weight down upon me Out on the run O' the thing I done The band are playin' Bathed in electrical light But I'm all at sea, away Under the shade o' that dark fright Know I, never had a chance, I come Bound to all, I done You hear me singin' Know my time ain't long Desirous, this song I bring On these unrestin' bones Long ways from home, I stumbled Long, since time begun O' the thing I done The thing I done The thing I done The thing I done